Selecting an Element in Editing Window

You can select an element with all its content.

To select an element in the Editing Window, do the following:

  1. Place the cursor in the element.

    Place the cursor in the element in the Editing Window.

    Figure 1. Cursor in the element in the Editing Window.



  2. Select the element.

    Select the element one of these ways:

    • Press Ctrl-Alt-UpArrow.

    • Choose Edit > Select Parent .

    • Triple-click the element.

    Figure 2. The element selected in the Editing Window.



    Note:

    If you have selected more content than needed using either the Ctrl-Alt-UpArrow hot key or the Edit > Select Parent command, you can unselect it.

Related tasks
Selecting the Parent of an Element in Editing Window
Selecting the Content of an Element in Editing Window
Selecting a Document Portion in Editing Window